Boris Gelfand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Amber Blindfold · 2003 · English Opening · 0-1 in 75 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monte Carlo MNC
Round 9
Date 2003.03.25
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 75
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

R7/8/2np4/1p1kp3/p7/2K5/8/8 w - - 0 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 c5
  4. 4.Bg2 Bb7
  5. 5.O-O g6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 d6
  9. 9.Rd1 Nbd7
  10. 10.b3 Rc8
  11. 11.Bb2 O-O
  12. 12.Rac1 Ne4
  13. 13.Qe3 Nxc3
  14. 14.Bxc3 Nf6
  15. 15.Ne1 Qd7
  16. 16.Bd4 Rfd8
  17. 17.Qd2 Bxg2
  18. 18.Nxg2 Qb7
  19. 19.Ne3 Ne4
  20. 20.Qd3 Nc5
  21. 21.Qb1 Bh6
  22. 22.f4 Ne6
  23. 23.Ng4 Bf8
  24. 24.Be3 f5
  25. 25.Nf2 Bg7
  26. 26.Qd3 Nc5
  27. 27.Qd5+ Qxd5
  28. 28.cxd5 Nd7
  29. 29.Nd3 Bc3
  30. 30.Kg2 Nf6
  31. 31.Nf2 Bb2
  32. 32.Rb1 Ba3
  33. 33.Bc1 Bxc1
  34. 34.Rbxc1 Rxc1
  35. 35.Rxc1 Nxd5
  36. 36.e4 fxe4
  37. 37.Nxe4 h6
  38. 38.Kf3 Kf7
  39. 39.h4 Rd7
  40. 40.h5 gxh5
  41. 41.Rh1 Kg6
  42. 42.f5+ Kg7
  43. 43.Rxh5 Rc7
  44. 44.Rh2 Rc1
  45. 45.Rd2 Nf6
  46. 46.Re2 Rf1+
  47. 47.Nf2 Kf7
  48. 48.g4 Rg1
  49. 49.Rc2 h5
  50. 50.gxh5 Rg5
  51. 51.Rc7 Rxf5+
  52. 52.Ke2 Ra5
  53. 53.a4 Nxh5
  54. 54.Ne4 Ke6
  55. 55.Rb7 Nf4+
  56. 56.Ke3 Nd5+
  57. 57.Kd4 Nb4
  58. 58.Nc3 Nc6+
  59. 59.Kd3 Rh5
  60. 60.Nb5 Rh3+
  61. 61.Kc2 Rh2+
  62. 62.Kc3 Rh3+
  63. 63.Kc2 Rxb3
  64. 64.Rc7 Rxb5
  65. 65.axb5 Nd4+
  66. 66.Kd3 Nxb5
  67. 67.Rc1 Kd5
  68. 68.Rb1 Nd4
  69. 69.Kc3 Kc5
  70. 70.Re1 e5
  71. 71.Kd3 a5
  72. 72.Rc1+ Kd5
  73. 73.Rc8 b5
  74. 74.Ra8 Nc6
  75. 75.Kc3 a4

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